Mostly children run away from their houses due to different factors like negligence, physical abuse, without knowing the problems they have to face after running.This thing can be best explained by the word ‘corporal’ punishment. It is the use of physical punishment or force to correct a child’s behavior. Other definition of this term can also include mental abuse, physical abuse or humiliation intended as discipline. This issue is quite common in our country and regularly practiced in the Schools, Madrassass and homes, which is the major reason for a child for a child to runaway. Abuse and violence in school may include exploitation by peers or teachers, bullying, sexual abuse and harassment.
Thousands of children, mostly runaways, roam the streets of Pakistan’s major cities to earn a living, preferring the streets to their homes. Many children run away because of the following reasons:- Constant quarrels of parents, causing severe insecurity in the child.
- If they feel unloved.
- Sibling rivalry or arrival of a new child.
- Fear of physical danger like the father beating them for a certain wrongdoing.
- Fear that there will be withdrawal of emotional support for wrong doings.
- Failure or decline in the examination or test paper.
- If prone to impulsiveness.
- To accompany a friend in distress.
- Many children run because they run to a better life and many feels if they don’t run, they might end up found in severe situation.
Many children are the victims of abuse, whether it can be verbal, scolding slapping, shouting, twisting ears, insulting, beating by their parents, step parents, older sibling, also can be by other relatives. This situation effects the child development whether it can be mentally, emotionally, socially or behaviorally.Mostly school dropouts belong to poor families and end up on streets where they are exposed to all types of abuse and exploitations.
These children are not carter or treated well. There are often treated or dismissed as “druggies”, “Aids infected” or “prostitutes” etc
This is the most vulnerable group to Child Sexual Abuse. They are forcefully involved in it by the organized crime network, and latter it becomes a means of survival in the streets. Their erratic existence some times produces distortion of the mind in the younger children who lose track of time, and distance, they do not know how long they are wandering.
titutions or unfair activities,.Ninety five percent of the street children in Pakistan inhale ‘Samad Bond’ , a common commercial adhesive that creates temporary felling of ‘euphoria’ as it is easily available and is cheap so every child can afford it that can cause ‘fatal organ damage’ and most of the children suffer from respiratory problem because of this addiction .Sometimes these runaways and homeless youth are force to exchange sex for shelter; food, clothing and other basic necessities, and this act increase their risk for HIV infection and other diseases.
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MANSOOR SHAHID (CPWB)"
We understand that the most authentic information can be acquired only by the help of an expert. So we intend to interview an expert and ask him the certain questions regarding runaways & the answers to them are as follows in the form of a transcript;
TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS:
Analysis and transcription of interview conducted from, CPWB’S deputy Managing Director “Mansoor Shahid” :
“Child Friendly Society ensuring all children enjoy their rights without being discriminated especially those of the most vulnerable, i.e. destitute and neglected ones live in a family like environment where their physical, social and psychological needs are fulfilled and rights are protected”. 
“Child abuse and child beggary are stigma on the face of humanity, which have to be remove through joint efforts and liaison between the Government, Non-government Organizations and Society. CP&WB is the first step taken for this noble cause. CP&WB has been established for neglected and destitute children for the provision of Protection, Heath, Education and recreation along with the fulfilment of Emotional and Psychological needs. Let us join hands to help and provide every child on our streets, what is their due rights. Let us protect the future of Pakistan”.
The interviewee refused to be captured by the camera and did not allow us to tape his voice. According to him most of the runaways who are also drug addicts in Lahore are concentrated in the walled city area. He enlightened us with useful information about the types of runaways who are dealt with in the walls of child protection welfare bureau of CPWB. The conditions of the children told by him were even worse, than we noticed in our personal observation.
He made us aware of the reason for which children leave. There houses and about the afterward consequences faced by these young children at the hand of others. He also made us aware about the problem which were being faced by these children, government and private NGO’S, in the process of rehabilitations. According to him the lack of resources, proper education, training and expertise are needed to eliminate this issue. We were convinced of the direness of the drug situation when he stated that even children aged 8-12 years are getting involved in the drug habbit. And the worst part is that children who are being sexually abused are not being handled in an appropriate manner, so they were more vulnerable to the consequences of death etc.
He also stated that parents play a great and vital role in forcing a child to runaway. He has been working on this issue since 1992 and was quite experienced on this particular issue. He stated that there are many rewardable NGO’S who are working on this issue. The top one were Vision , Pehchaan, SPARC etc in the end of the interview he convinced to make awareness among people on this issue and in order to reduce young child runaway from their houses.
He ensured us that the police and respected departments are taking adequate measure to reduce this problem by introducing more severe penalties to the exploit, abuser of these young children. The interviewee gave us hope that the offender should/are put to justice.